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(2)
Page 20, paragraph 31:
(3)
Page 2k, paragraph 43: Revise the first sentence
to read as follows: “Resist Soviet propos-
“
Substitute for the brack-
eted phrase and the footnote thereto, the
following: ", with possibly a limited expansion of their missions,".
als for agreements designed to obtain explicit and formal acknowledgment of the So-
viet presence and interests in the area.”
(4)
Page 24, paragraph 44:
Substitute for the last
sentence and the footnote thereto, the fol-
lowing:
"Be prepared to provide assistance,
on & case-by-case basis, to such states in
order to develop local strength against Communist subversion and control and to reduce
excessive military and economic dependence
on the Soviet bloc."
NOTE:
NS&C 5801, as amended by the action in ¢ above, subsequently approved by the President; circulated as
NSC 5801/1 for implementation by all appropriate
Executive departments and agencies of the U. &.
Government; and referred to the Operations Coordinating Board as the coordinating agency designated
by the President.
3.
PRIORITIES FOR BALLISTIC MISSILES AND SATELLITE PROGRAMS
(NSC 5520; NSC Actions Nos. 1433, 145%, 15455 1653, 1656, 1713,
1765, 1799, and 16800)
After General Cutler had read the record of action on the
subject, Secretary Quarles stated in explanation that if it proved
practical to provide the proposed latitude on priorities to the Secretary of Defense, such a course of action would seem desirable and
helpful.
The President emphasized that when the issue of the size
and scope of programs for the procurement of the missiles came up,
this matter would have to be approved specifically by the President.
The National Security Council:
Noted that the President, on the recommendation of the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Special Assistant
to the President for Science and Technology, has established
the following programs as having the highest priority above
all others for research and development and for achieving
operational capability; scope of the operational capability
to be as approved by the President:
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